Dr Gurjeet Gill

Biography/ Background

Prizes, Awards, Fellowships and Professional Recognition

1981: Research Studentship, University of Western Australia

1993: Nominated as an expert panel member by the International Organisation for Pesticide Resistance Management (IOPRM).

1997: Invited to present a paper at Resistance 97 - an international conference on pesticide resistance held at Rothamsted in UK.

1995: Invited to present a paper at the International Symposium on Weed and Crop Resistance to Herbicides held in Cordoba, Spain.

2001: Honorary Fellow of the Indian Society of Weed Science

2002-04: Invited to be a member of the Editorial Board of Weed Research, an international Journal of the European Weed Research Society

Referee for the following Journals
Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture, New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research (NZ), Weed Science (US), Weed Technology (US), Weed Research (Europe), Field Crops Research (Europe), Agronomy Journal (US)

Qualifications

1985: PhD, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009

1979: MSc (Agronomy), Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, India

1977: BSc (Agriculture), Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India

Research Interests

Herbicide resistance

Weed ecology & management

Tillage systems

Crop agronomy

CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS
1. Emerging weed threats in southern Australia (PI)

2. Development and evaluation of weed competitive wheat cultivars (PI)

3. Zero-tillage rice establishment and crop weed dynamics in rice and wheat cropping systems in India and Australia (PI)

4. Weed Seed Wizard: Validation and improvement of a weed management decision tool

Publications

Gill, G.S., Cousens, R. and Allan, M.R. (1996).  Germination, growth and development of herbicide resistant and susceptible populations of annual ryegrass.  Weed Science 44: 252-256. 

Gill, G.S. (1996).  Why annual ryegrass is a problem in Australian agriculture.  Plant Protection Quarterly  11: 193-195.

Gill, G.S. (1996).  Ecology of annual ryegrass.  Plant Protection Quarterly 11: 195-198.

Cousens, R., Gill, G.S. and Speijers, J. (1997).  Number of sample populations used to determine the effects of herbicide resistance on plant growth and fitness.  Weed Research 37: 1-4. 

Gill, G.S. and Holmes, J.E. (1997). Efficacy of cultural control methods for combating herbicide-resistant Lolium rigidum. Pesticide Science 51: 352-8. 

Lemerle, D., Gill, G. S., Murphy, C. E., Walker, S. R., Mokhtari, S., Cousens, R. D., Peltzer, S. J. and Coleman, R. (2001). Genetic improvement and agronomy for enhanced wheat competitiveness and weed management. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 52: 527-48. 

Coleman, R.K., Gill, G.S. and Rebetzke, G.J. (2001). Identification of quantitative trait loci for traits conferring weed competitiveness in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 52: 1235-46. 

Izquierdo, J., Recasens, J., Fernandez-Quintanilla and Gill, G. (2003). Effects of crop and weed densities on the interactions between barley and Lolium rigidum in several Mediterranean locations. Agronomie 23: 529-36. 

Vandeleur, R.K. and Gill, G.S. (2004). The impact of plant breeding on the yielding potential and competitive ability of wheat in Australia. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 55: 855-861. 

Anderson, A., Baldock, J.A., Rogers, S.L., Bellotti, W. and Gill, G. (2004). Influence of chlorsulfuron on rhizobial growth, nodule formation, and nitrogen fixation with chickpea.  Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 55: 1059-1070. 

 Sloane, D.H.G., Gill, G.S., and McDonald, G.K. (2004). The impact of agronomic manipulation of early vigour in wheat on growth and yield in South Australia.  Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 55: 645-654.

 Lemerle, D., Cousens, R.D., Gill, G.S., Peltzer, S.J., Moerkerk, M., Murphy, C.E., Collins, D. and Cullis, B.R. (2004). Reliability of higher seeding rates of wheat for increased competitiveness with weeds in low rainfall environments. Journal of Agricultural Science 142: 395-409.

Kleemann, SGL and Gill, GS (2006) Differences in the distribution and seed germination behaviour of populations of Bromus rigidus and Bromus diandrus in South Australia: adaptations to habitat and implications for weed management.  Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 57: 213-219.

Chauhan, B. S., G. Gill, and C. Preston (2006a) African mustard (Brassica tournefortii) germination in southern Australia. Weed Science 54: 891-897.

Chauhan, B. S., G. Gill, and C. Preston (2006c) Factors affecting seed germination of annual sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus) in southern Australia. Weed Science 54: 854-860.

Chauhan, B. S., G. Gill, and C. Preston (2006d) Factors affecting seed germination of little mallow (Malva parviflora) in southern Australia. Weed Science 54: 1045-1050.

Chauhan, B. S., G. Gill, and C. Preston (2006e) Factors affecting seed germination of threehorn bedstraw (Galium tricornutum) in Australia. Weed Science 54:471-477.

Chauhan, B. S., G. Gill, and C. Preston (2006f) Factors affecting turnipweed (Rapistrum rugosum) seed germination in southern Australia. Weed Science 54: 1032-1036.

Chauhan, B. S., G. Gill, and C. Preston (2006g) Influence of environmental factors on seed germination and seedling emergence of Oriental mustard (Sisymbrium orientale). Weed Science 54: 1025-1031.

Chauhan, B. S., G. Gill, and C. Preston (2006h) Influence of environmental factors on seed germination and seedling emergence of rigid ryegrass (Lolium rigidum). Weed Science 54: 1004-1012.

Chauhan, B. S., G. Gill, and C. Preston (2006i) Influence of tillage systems on vertical distribution, seedling recruitment and persistence of rigid ryegrass (Lolium rigidum) seed bank. Weed Science 54:669-676.

Chauhan, B. S., G. Gill, and C. Preston (2006j) Seed germination and seedling emergence of threehorn bedstraw (Galium tricornutum). Weed Science 54: 867-872.

Chauhan, B. S., G. Gill, and C. Preston (2006k) Seedling recruitment pattern and depth of recruitment of 10 weed species in minimum tillage and no-till seeding systems. Weed Science 54:658-668.

Chauhan, B. S., G. Gill, and C. Preston (2006l) Tillage system effects on weed ecology, herbicide activity and persistence: a review. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 46: 1557-1570.

Chauhan, B. S., G. Gill, and C. Preston (2006m) Tillage systems affect trifluralin bioavailability in soil. Weed Science 54: 941-947.

Eslami, SV, GS Gill, W Bellotti, and G McDonald (2006) Wild Radish ((Raphanus raphanistrum L.) interference in Wheat. Weed Science 54: 749-756.

Chauhan, B. S., G. Gill, and C. Preston (2007a) Effect of seeding systems and dinitroaniline herbicides on emergence and control of rigid ryegrass (Lolium rigidum) in wheat (Triticum aestivum). Weed Technology 21: 53-58.

Chauhan, B. S., G. Gill, and C. Preston (2007b) Timing and dose of metolachlor affect rigid ryegrass (Lolium rigidum) control in wheat (Triticum aestivum). Weed Technology 21: 225-229.

Kleemann, SGL, BS Chauhan, and GS Gill (2007) Factors affecting seed germination of perennial wall rocket (Diplotaxis tenuifolia) in southern Australia. Weed Science 55: 481-485.

Kleemann, SGL and GS Gill (2007) Differential tolerance in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes to metribuzin. Australian Journal of Agricultural Research 58: 452:456.

Kleemann, S.G.L., Chauhan, B.S., Gill, G.S. (2007) Factors affecting seed germination of perennial wall rocket (Diplotaxis tenuifolia) in southern Australia  Weed Science, 55 : 481-485.

Walia, U.S., Gill, G., Brar, L.S. (2007) Studies on the competitive ability of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) varieties with little canary grass (Phalaris minor Retz.)  Plant Protection Quarterly, 22 (1): 11-13. 

Cummins, J., Gill, G., Coventry, D., Fortune, J. (2007) Farmer typologies: developing a targeted market segmentation approach to enhancing on-farm change. Journal of Extension Systems 23: 49-65.

Ramezani, M., Oliver, D.P., Kookana, R.S., Gill, G., Preston, C. (2008) Abiotic degradation (photodegradation and hydrolysis) of imidazolinone herbicides Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part B Pesticides, Food, Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes, 43 (2): 105-112.

Zerner, M.C., Gill, G.S., Vandeleur, R.K. (2008) Effect of height on competitive ability of wheat with oats. Agronomy Journal 100: 1729-1734.

 Kleemann, S.G.L., Gill, G.S. (2009) Population Ecology and management of rigid brome (Bromus rigidus) in Australian cropping systems. Weed Science 57: 202-207.

 

 

 

Entry last updated: Wednesday, 7 Oct 2009